One of the world's best restaurants is shutting down and starting from scratch on purpose

World-renowned restaurant Noma has been awarded the title of "World's Best Restaurant" four times.

Head chef René Redzepi closed the successful restaurant earlier this year because he wanted to kickstart his creativity by starting fresh.

All of the pieces of the old restaurant are to be auctioned off in Chicago.

Noma 2.0 is set to open at its new address in early 2018.

When you become the best at what you do, the only way forward is to step down from the throne and start everything from scratch. Ask Noma's superchef René Redzepi, and that will probably be his career advice.

That is exactly what he will be doing with his world-famous restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark. It's been on every foodie's bucket list since being awarded "The world's best restaurant" four times by Restaurant Magazine, which made it all but impossible to get a table.

Now there will be a new chance as the restaurant plans to reopen by early 2018. René Redzepi is relocating the restaurant from the waterfront address of Strandgade 93 to an abandoned yard just outside Copenhagen's self-governing hippie community, Christiania.

A part of the Noma restaurant run by chef Rene Redzepi is seen in Copenhagen December 12, 2009. Michelin-starred Danish cook Redzepi puts his life on the line in search of the local flavors that have catapulted his "Nordic cuisine" into the international spotlight. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

"We aren't taking anything with us"

In an auction starting Thursday, anyone can buy a piece of the old restaurant that closed earlier this year, from tables and chairs to smørrebrød plates.

The Chicago-based auction house Wright is hosting the event.

"We knew from the get-go that the new Noma would have a fresh look," said Peter Kreiner, Noma's chief executive officer, to Bloomberg.

"It's all or nothing—we aren't taking anything with us."

Now the preparations are in full progress for Noma 2.0. It was meant to open by the end of the year, but was delayed due to archaeological findings on the site.

Noma 2.0: Something completely new

René Redzepi has said that doing the same routine over and over again is devastating for his creativity. To keep moving forward, the decision to close was inevitable.

Noma 2.0 will stay true to its roots regarding the food. The restaurant that sparked the interest for 'New Nordic Cuisine' will still serve local specialties, but the menu will change with the seasons.

During winter it will be a fish restaurant before turning all vegetarian when the spring arrives. If you get there during autumn expect food from the forest: berries, mushrooms and game meat.

"We will still be a Nordic restaurant. During recent years we've used seagrass from Japan, herbs and vanilla from other places, but all fresh ingredients will come from the same region we've worked with during the last 13 years," René Redzepi has said in an interview with Swedish magazine Di Weekend.

Reservations for Noma 2.0 will open on Thursday, November 16 at 2:00 pm local time (CET).